Delighted for the Celtic Youths, who won the Under-20 league for the fifth successive season. Youth football is not skewed in favour of the wealthier clubs in the way first team football is. Celtic will be able to afford better coaches and scouts, but wage levels at this age are broadly consistent across the board, so that five year stretch is an indication that we’re doing a lot of things right at development level.
Greg Dyke’s review of English football this week drew an incredible level of condemnation but it’s central thrust, how to translate 18-year-old talent into first team stars, remains a challenge. Especially at clubs competing who recruit to compete at the very top of the European game. Celtic chose to send many of their top Youths out on loan this season, one of the suggestions Dyke’s report made. We’ll see how productive this proves.
The final week of the season saw the Youths need two wins, against Rangers* and Dundee United Youths to deny the boys from Sir David Murray Park snatching what would have been a significant title. While progress has been patchy for their first team, Youths boss, Gordon Durie, has narrowed the gap at the top better than the other Murray Park coaches. If and when they can afford to get rid of McCoist, don’t be surprised to see Durie step up, I hear he’s impressed for all the right reasons.
*occasional use of the word “Rangers”, “Airdrieoneans” or “Elvis” without the prefix “Newco” or suffix “Costello” does not infer that the original entities to bear those names are currently in existence. Both football clubs were liquidated, Sevco Scotland changed their registered name to Rangers after administrators of the old club changed and released their name. Clydebank changed their name to Airdrie United, and then to Airdrieoneans.
Pump it up.
Hope everyone one attending the Hootenanny this afternoon has a great day. My chances of getting there and remaining intact is diminishing by the minute.
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The other night {after a few scoops} I posted the following re the Giro
macanbheatha Oscar Abú
01:46 on
9 May, 2014
Outside of a child’s bedroom ,pink is such an ugly colour
Anyway I’m away to the top of my road with a box full of thumb tacks (laughs like Mutley tee hee her)
Then this happened just outside our church
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-0zuBugl2Q
Honestly I was only joking
Beatbhoy
RonsonBowie CSC
Beatbhoy it´s great tae be a Tim innit ?
ah wake up every morning & say ” thank you God for another day & thank you for the Glasgow Celtic”
Dark….very, very dark in ole EK…
Off to bed having kissed my wee ones good night and cried again for Wee Oscar.
Night Timdom. God bless.
HH jamesgang
Bognorbhoy
You know I loved meeting you today bro!
James Forrrest….
The Stones at Glastonbury last year is my greatest regret….
When I watched it on the telly ….I gladly would have paid a grand for a ticket and lived on bread and water for months to pay for it.
The one band I have never seen that are on my bucket list.
This has gotta be one of the greatest rock songs ever……
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3rnxQBizoU
6 Oct 2009 – Uploaded by ReinaldoUPR
The Rolling Stone song Gimme Shelter was release at he end of 69 (December 5 , 1969 …
sometimes a great day oot can be brought on despite the gods being against you……I attended the swally today, but on my way there my hearing aids packed in, not really a major problem, on a one to one basis I’m usually fine, I also considered the generation of CQNers and thought it probably would be a quiet pub (oh how wrong was I ) so after a brief chat outside with hebcelt I made my way to bar67 which was nice and quiet I chatted to a few regulars and all was well,till CQNers arrived then the music started and the decibel level went up, whats your problem with that? I hear you ask (ahem) well let me tell you, my hearing was fine until my last (of five) brain operations basically the hearing nerve was damaged I can hear but its similar to the noise you hear when underwater, and the louder it gets the worse it gets. so ironically although I have hearing issues I am more comfortable in quieter areas, I then went to the hoops bar which was every bit as noisey, so I gave up and headed to the casino in glassford street, after half an hour I was £70 up that covered my day, so taxi home new batteries in and i’m sorted…..it was so good I might do the same next weekend, avoiding mcshuills though… £3.65 a pint shocking!!!… bar67 was £2.50
Jobo,
Do you know ma wee nephew Stephen Frew frae EK.?
Ah´ve jist sent him over ma Dad´s Celtic strip fae 1947.
Ah´m gettin auld & I need to pass it down the family line so it´s now went frae alicante tae East Kilbride.
HH
Rye
Waters Gilmour, Pink Floyd live in Celtic Park, is ma bucket list. :))
War Children……it’s just a shot away…..
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGFuX2KDQs
28 Jul 2010 – Uploaded by jmorenon
Rolling Stones only THE BEST Rock Band EVER!!!!!!!!!! This is the best version of gimme …
ryecatcher:
One of the reasons I got involved in the music scene was that I love going to gigs enough that I’d, like you, go hungry to see my favourite bands. The other is that of all the things I can’t do that I wish I could (and I’ve been lucky in that regard in that I’ve been able to do most of the things I really wanted to) the one that I will probably never do is stand on a stage in front of thousands of people and play my favourite songs.
Oh don’t get me wrong, I can carry a tune. Karaoke is one of the great loves of my life.
But I can’t – and I will never be able to – play an instrument to save my life. I never wanted to be good at football, or be the best actor in drama class or any of that stuff …. but music is one of the great loves of my life and I can only watch it from the sidelines.
I envy those guys everything. Going to gigs and concerts is bitter sweet for me, and I’ve loved every one but they’ve all been tempered by envy as well.
The Stones are magnificent. Watching them live now, and going back and watching the young Jagger, is awesome. The swagger, the arrogance, the sheer passion for what he does … it was there from the start. I could watch them all day.
(And their lyrics are marvellous!)
ryecatcher
01:49 on 11 May, 2014
James Forrrest….
The Stones at Glastonbury last year is my greatest regret….
When I watched it on the telly ….I gladly would have paid a grand for a ticket and lived on bread and water for months to pay for it.
The one band I have never seen that are on my bucket list.
And that is why this world is so effed up ,when affluent people would waste their wealth on such things
Delaney’s….
Never quite got Floyd at the time….
Strangely enough getting into them more as I get older….
ryecatcher,I was crazy about the Stones in the 60´s.
To me that was there best ever period.
Never seen them live but I´ve got tickets for me & the wife tae go & see them out here in Spain.
For me their best ever was ” It´s all over now.”
Guitar work is mind blowin.
HH
timbhoy in spain @ 1:52 –
I’ve lived all but 3 months of my time on Mother Earth in ole EK but I’m afraid the name Stephen Frew doesn’t register with me. But if he’s likely to be in Legands or The Monty tomorrow late afternoon tell him to say hello to the most handsome guy in the bar ;-)
Rye
The more weed I puff, the better Pink Floyd sound. ;))
jobo baldie
02:00 on 11 May, 2014
timbhoy in spain @ 1:52 –
I’ve lived all but 3 months of my time on Mother Earth in ole EK but I’m afraid the name Stephen Frew doesn’t register with me. But if he’s likely to be in Legands or The Monty tomorrow late afternoon tell him to say hello to the most handsome guy in the bar ;-)
……cos Jobo’s the ghuy right next to him…!!!
Boom boom!
GuyFawkesCSC
HH jamesgang
Owe you a pint of severs for such slander Mr Balde!!! Xx
Jobo,Stephen has lived there most of his life & he´s about 35 now.
He´s ma sister´s Bhoy & he loves Celtic & ma Da wae a passion even though he´s been dead 7 years now.
That´s why he´s got the strip.
I´ve got 2 sons myself who are in England & don´t really care about Celtic so that´s why Stepen´s got it & nane o´them.
Goodnight friends and sorry for gatecrashing the ole moonhowlers night shift ;-)
Severs = several.
Hey DD you´re just another Brick in the Wall.
Thumbs up.
Macanbeatha…..
How people choose to spend money is a personal issue…..
One thing we have in this fecked up country is personal choice after we pay our taxes.
I would fight to my last breath for that choice.
Hail Hail brother
You know you’re a good CQN jungle when……..
……. You find yourself about to sign off work emails, texts and messages to your Mum with ‘HH’ !!!
Love n peace.
HH jamesgang
James gang……
Cherish her mate…..
Wish I could still sign off to my wee mammy with Hail Hail…..
Love and peace mate
Hail Hail Amigo
Timbhoy
We are aw just bricks in their wall!
Peace & Love.
Rasping hangover from an afternoon swally with the Villaboys……
Nae juice left in the fridge…..I’ve drank it all since I woke up…..
But is it a personal choice or are you being influenced by the cult of personality or fame
Is it a case of everyone else is doing this therefore so must l?
Don’jt take me too seriously, I’m just an old cynic-:)
Do I nick the nice cold bottle of Lucozade on Mrs Rye ‘s bedside cabinet or walk to the petrol station for a mile in the rain?
Afternoon drinking isn’t big nor clever?
Ryecatcher dinnae touch her Luco,jist got tae ter bed.
Ah wid walk 500 miles fur a decent drink but FF´S no fur juice.
Charlie bhoy…..
3.65 a pint would be great in some places doon here.
Four tins of Stella in the local Spar for three quid though.
Nae wunder people drink in the hoose.
An by the way whit´s rain ?
Though I do seem to remember that word when ah used to live in Scotland.
Oany kiddin.ah´m well drunk.
Up the Celts
The hangover will be away tomorrow but EFF knows how long she’ll put you through grief
Rye
I nicked my ex wifes Lucozade once. She divorced me shortly after.
Lucozade duly nicked and swallied…..Lovely……
Need to walk to the petrol station and replace it noo……cannae risk driving,probably still over the limit……
If any wee local NEDS are aboot then beware of the big Glesga guy wi the rasping hangover!!
FightGoliathfuracolddrinkCSC
Macanbeatha….
Not really influenced by media these days…..like you I’m an old cynic.
Just love the Stones mate……absolutely love Jagger’s pomp and the musical genius of the band.
Delaney, you´ve just given me an idea,